IAAF awards Budapest 2023 World Championships rights

Permission for Budapest to host the 2023 World Championships of the International Associations of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has been rubberstamped.

Author: Guy Oldenkotte

Budapest was the last city standing after the IAAF had adopted a different campaign to identify hosting cities. Instead of a traditional bidding campaign, the IAAF opted for a consultation process.

The new National Athletics Centre on the banks of the Danube river will be used to host the event. The stadium has a capacity of 40,000 seats. 25,000 Seats will only be temporary seating as the capacity will be reduced to 15,000 after the event.